We filled two bags with these berries, and another with guavas, my wife proposing to make jelly from them.
We then proceeded to the caoutchouc-tree, and here I determined to rest awhile, to collect some of the valuable gum.

I had brought some large gourd-shells with me for the purpose.

I made incisions in the trees, and placed these bowls to receive the gum, which soon began to run out in a milky stream, and we hoped to find them filled on our return.

We turned a little to the left, and entered a beautiful and fertile plain, bounded on one side by the sugar-canes, behind which rose a wood of palms, on the other by the bamboos; and before us was Cape Disappointment, backed by the ocean--a magnificent picture.
We at once decided to make this our resting-place; we even thought of transferring our residence from Falcon's Nest to this spot; but we dismissed the thought, when we reflected on the perfect security of our dear castle in the air.

We contented ourselves with arranging to make this always our station for refreshment in our excursions.